WASTE MANAGEMENT

Waste tires to rubber powder

Waste tires to rubber powder

Market

Final Products

Rubber powder and steel

Required Inputs

Used tires

Competing Products

Natural rubber

Process

Complexity – Type of Process

Mechanical process

Technology

Shredding, granulating, steel separation, and packing

Equipment and Material

Shredder, granulator, Steel separator, packing machine

Human Resources

Manual labor and engineers

Advantages and Risks

Competitive Advantage

A low-cost alternative for virgin rubber and high-energy low-cost alternative fuel

Barriers to Entry

Securing a continuous level of raw material supply with fixed prices satisfy the high demand for factories

Key Stakeholders

Transportation companies, car service centers & tire recycling

Special Regulations

NA

Risks and Mitigation Measures

To ensure the end product specs with the required standards. Mitigation measures is having accurate

Economic Features

Revenue Stream

Sale of rubber powder to tire recycling factories that produce tires or rubber or energy-intensive factories

CAPEX

The inputs and technology would cost an average of 8.2M EGP

Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can grow in implementation to a larger-sized investment.

Investment Size

Medium (between 5-50M EGP)

Geography

Location of Supply

Greater Cairo Area and Al-Sharkia, Suez, and Qena

Preferred operation regions

Greater Cairo Area and Al-Sharkia, Suez, and Qena

* Source of the information: The above figures were updated by Chemonics Egypt for UNIDO in 2023

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